Sifter-top for cans or vessels.



J. M. HOTHBRSALL. SIFTER TOP FOR GANS 0R VBSSELS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.1, 1905.

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1 46150 Tracy@ Patented May 2, 1911.

F NEW] YORK, N.

SFTER-TOP F0133 C,

fncturcd. and inv whici'i the rotary pnrfomied dosing pintenniy beconveniently turned and nt he saine inne properiy Sopped Gr registeredin boi'h its dosed position and in its open position.

fiy invention consists in the means employ no pracimiiy ncuon'ipiis'ithis object or resni; that "i any it Consists, in connection with a.snitabie rover or :up pini@ inwing a marginal cylindrical Harige for'curing it t@ die tsp head nir." the can. and provided with n raised.Center furnished willi a iischarge opening, preferably of snc'wn shapeand. beingy f n'nferably, about oneihirci of n circi in exint, anniprnvidnl with integra] ampi.; preernbiy .in the 'inrrn. nf raised mais,nr' ai rotary missing pint@ pivot* :Lily secured at iis cener to the top-or @up by n rivet, und having n marginal flange iiing and si'arronndingdie ruim-.11 sanitr @E i'ie can pin J.. n prnjscting lip or piece w nfnnnii rnnnri @entrai deprsbsion there rining; n nr0jenin1 @n the undersidi; 63": tir-5 lip inangrilyJ stops 01:1 in can nr iop anni thus nnenniminn :imi Sirenng {inger .piena and. Cans# it in 'be struniion.Capnbie of beingfciiespiy ninnaV in ich@ f sind consrnctinn @if nn'vnl.@anni nai .n n iirein Shown and e specified nixzmiipnnying ier. thisSpncicatinn, Figure 1 is n tmp nr phi* v @m Q- is n cnnrni veriicnsccion of n cnn nr embodying any in-v i rines e naar- NS GB, VESSELserial no. :wf/,398.

of the rotary c'osil pinne., and Fig. #i is ndenul section on im 4 4 ofl; and

. in the dir-.wing irepresensih canon Wes- SeLimving n bottom fiend a'anni tap hendi all. The henri 11 has a depending Hangs a2 fr@ tinginside tbn can body A, and an nprighi'; inner Sang@ a3 in receive themin-gr ai Hnge i9 of i'he. Sifer lop ca 0r cnver B. The sifer Cap Gr@ver 3 has n raise cantor b1 snrrmmdd nl n firing@ shoulder 02. raisedcener 51 has :Si discharge Opal-'ling if@ preferably of Senior-Snape.and annu-'tmsetiiird fri n circle in exien. The Siftencnp er Cover E hasa. @iight annular cie'pressinn surrounding' its rfiilnd Cfenferj an@ ispro vided wih n p'inifiiity O integrali Stops 03' wais 23" 5 to thefinger piece the rniury @inning pinta D. The rotary cinsingg pints D hasn marginal 'iange 5 iting :mii surrounding the miseri center 51 of in@s'i'ner erp nr Cover B, and nis-:f an ifit'egrai finger The h n with angrow@ annular groove nin,

ingrid finger piece p) adept/ed to engage said limiting stops in saidannuler groove of the cap, substantially :is speeied..

2. In. e siterrtop can, the kcombination with a oep having n raisedcenter sim rounded by' an annular groove and provided with an openingtherein, of e rotary closing plate having a raised Center and dependingiange iitting and surrounding said raised center of said cap, andprovided with im integrali finger piece proj eetlng flush with theraised center of the cap, said finger piece having e. depressed centeradapted to fit in said annular groove of said cap, substantiail-y esspecified.

3. in n sifter iop can, the combination with a oep having a raisedcenter surrounded by an annular groove and. provlded with an opening;7of e rotary closingr pizlte provided with an integrai finger pieceprojecting radially therefrom, said closing pluie having a raised centerand said finger piece having :i depressed center and said cap hzivingstops to engage the depressed center of the finger piece, substantiallyas speeiiieci. 25

JUHN MI HO'illlRSALL.

In presence of- ANDREW KNoLL, O'r'ro S. Pnrnnsom

